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Re: pic: 2x1 gearbox

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Originally Posted by KohKohPuffs View Post
After swearing to myself that I would never build another gearbox after designing like 30 of them, I'm finding myself breaking that pledge

Might be my tendency to have reasonable doubt when it comes to structural integrity, but my concern is if 1/16" thick boxtubing will be strong enough, especially to support the CIMs.
Do you have any sources you'd recommend for designing gearboxes? I'm looking for information on design theory for the structure and so on. And please no gear ratio basics from the peanut gallery -_-
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